Samosa Chaat is a delicious Indian street food, spicy, tangy and sweet in the just right proportions to suit your taste buds. Samosa Chaat is mashed samosa topped with peas or chole masala and topped with tangy chutneys, sev, onion and tomatoes if you wish. I understand that many people do not know the meaning Read more

Chole Kulche we enjoyed this delicious Delhi style Chole Kulche during our Blogging Marathon trip to Delhi. This street food is extremely famous and the name is a misnomer as there are no cholay or chickpeas in this dish. The main ingredient is Vatana/dried white peas. The cholay is oil-free and the accompaniment is Indian Read more

Dal Dhokli is a Gujarati dish made by boiling wheat flour noodles in a pigeon pea stew. In Maharashtra, it is called Varan Phal (Marathi: वरण फळ), or Chakolya (Marathi: चकोल्या). The dish is popular in Marwar region of Rajasthan but the Gujaratis enjoy their Sunday morning meal with Dal Dhokli. Dal Dhokli is a Read more

Katte Masoor Dal Recipe/ Sour Lentil Curry Recipe is a delicacy from Chhattisgarh, simple to make and yet tasty as well as healthy. Serve Khatte Masoor Dal with rice and you will be eating just what Folks from the “Rice Bowl of India” eat. Like the rest of the country, Chhattisgarh cuisine is influenced by the cuisine Read more

This Vegan Lebanese Chickpea Stew is a tasty and protein rich dish flavoured with jeera/cumin and za’atar a much-needed change from the regular Punjabi chana masala. The other day I stumbled upon this awesome picture of the stew and went down hook line and sinker. The recipe seemed doable and I made it once the Read more

Bihari Bari-Kadhi /Badi-Kadhi Recipe is a delicious and yummy dish from Bihar that tastes best with steamed rice. The bari or badi means fried soft dumplings made of besan/gram flour cooked in spicy gravy of yoghurt and besan called the kadhi. As food in Bihar is seasonal, Bari-Kadhi is generally eaten in summer. The Read more

Falafel made in the traditional way is a great vegan dish and a great source of protein. Fried falafel fritters go well with hummus and tahini sauce or with toum, a Middle Eastern garlic sauce. Apparently stuffing the falafel in pita pockets was an idea of Yemenite Jewish immigrants to Israel and is it a Read more

3 December, 2017

As the month of November comes to an end its curtain for the “My Legume Love Affair (MLLA ) #113” at my place. Take a bow people for the delicious yet healthy recipes that I have received in this edition. Being vegetarian the use of legumes helps to build up the protein content in our Read more

Sai bhaji, I had my eye on the delicious Sindhi vegetarian curry or stew that uses mainly from dal (lentils), palak (spinach) and other vegetables. Sai bhaji is also known as Sindhi Sai Bhaji. Sai Bhaji is a rich source of nutrition as it contains lentils and the greens used. It is popular in Pakistan, Read more